Morrish Headstone About 7 Metres South West of the Tower of Church of St Nectan is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1988. Headstone.

Morrish Headstone About 7 Metres South West of the Tower of Church of St Nectan

WRENN ID
long-brick-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Teignbridge
Constituency
Newton Abbot MP: Martin Wrigley (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 December 1988
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SX 912 795
Coordinates
50.60546, -3.53886
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a headstone located about 7 metres south-west of the tower of the Church of St Nectan. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of limestone. The headstone features a segmental head and shouldered design. The inscription commemorates Jane Morrish, who died in 1783, and includes good lettering along with a verse.

Local climate

Morrish Headstone About 7 Metres South West of the Tower of Church of St Nectan receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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